Man and woman charged after major police drug operation
A man and woman have been charged following a major police operation in Launceston yesterday targeting drug trafficking. A 38 year old Newstead man and a 26 year old Mowbray woman were charged last night as part of an ongoing investigation. The man was charged with: Trafficking Controlled Substance Possess Controlled Drug Dealing…
Northern drug investigation update
A 38 year old Newstead man and a 26 year old Mowbray woman remain in custody assisting police following a major police operation in Launceston yesterday targeting drug trafficking. A 28 year old Kings Meadows man was charged with minor drug offences and will appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court at a later date.…
Man in custody following alleged serious assault
A 43 year old man from NSW is in custody following an alleged serious assault at Rosny this morning. Shortly after 7.00am police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked on the walking track adjacent to Rosny Esplanade. On arrival police found a black Great Wall utility vehicle parked on the track. A…
Moorleah house fire under investigation
Police are investigating a fire in Moorleah this morning that destroyed an unoccupied farm house. Around 7.40am emergency services were called to a fire at an unoccupied farm house on Stutterds Road. The farm house was destroyed, estimated to be valued at $10,000. No one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire…
Police investigate Kingston firearms incident between parties known to each other
Police are investigating a firearms incident between people known to each other at a Kingston residence last night. Around 9.40pm police responded to a report of a disturbance at an address on Lucas Street. Two men and a woman had attended the Lucas Street address and a confrontation has occurred with the occupants of the…
Major police operation targets drug trafficking
Three people have been arrested and currently in custody following a major police operation in Launceston this morning targeting drug trafficking. A 38 year old Newstead man, a 28 year old Kings Meadows man and a 26 year old Mowbray woman are currently in custody as part of an ongoing investigation. This morning, Wednesday 13…
Four rescued from Mt Field National Park
Four missing bushwalkers have been rescued from Mt Field National Park in Southern Tasmania this morning. Two 21-year-old men, a 21-year old woman and a 22-year-old woman, all from Tasmania, contacted police at about 4.15 pm on Sunday after becoming disoriented and lost at the top of Tarn Shelf in the Mount Field National Park.…
Search ongoing for missing bushwalkers in the Mt Field National Park
The search is ongoing this morning to locate four bushwalkers missing in the Mount Field National Park area since yesterday afternoon. “Around 4.15pm yesterday police received a report of four bushwalkers who had become disoriented and lost at the top of Tarn Shelf in the Mount Field National Park area,” said Inspector Philippa Burk. “Around…
Missing Bushwalkers – Mt Field National Park
Late yesterday afternoon police responded to a call for assistance from a group of 4 disoriented bushwalkers on the top of Tarn Shelf, Mt Field National Park. Communication was unable to be maintained with the group and the Wespac Rescue Helicopter attended the area and began an aerial search. A sighting of the group is…
Police vehicle rammed, driver arrested in Invermay
A 27-year-old Mowbray man has been arrested following an incident in Invermay in which a police vehicle was rammed shortly before 3pm today (November 10, 2019). The driver of a green Mitsubishi triton 4WD utility had evaded police in Forster St near Holbrook St. A number of police units attended the scene and one police…